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Dubai businesses start growing again for the first time after coronavirus struck

Businesses in Dubai are benefiting from lifting of lockdown restrictions, with foreign visitors allowed to enter. However, a weaker outlook hasn't stopped job losses.

Job loss, marriage, health problems — why many of those on flight IX 1344 were coming home

Kerala govt says 18 passengers have died so far. Of the 184 passengers, 54 were stranded tourists, 26 were returning due to loss of jobs, 28 had to return as their visa expired.

Indian consulate in Dubai to stay open, help with information on Air India Express crash

Footage from the accident site in Kozhikode shows the Air India Express plane split into two pieces and the debris lay scattered on the ground Friday night.

Dubai business conditions improve as city emerges from lockdown

Non-oil private sector activity in the Middle East’s business hub improved for the first time since February.

Dubai eases air travel restrictions for tourists and residents

UAE has been reporting lower number of Covid-19 cases in the past weeks as the govt continued with programs to sterilise its cities and stepped up testing.

Why expats leaving Dubai is bad news for the economy

Oxford Economics estimates the UAE, of which Dubai is a part, could lose 900,000 jobs and see 10% of its residents uproot due to the coronavirus pandemic.

800 Kashmiris in Dubai arrange 2 chartered flights to return home, await govt approval

The stranded Kashmiris, facing problems due to loss of jobs in the Covid crisis, have urged the Indian govt to expedite the clearance for their landing in Srinagar.

Selling pizza on Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah island was a perfect business. And then came Covid

In Dubai’s non-oil private-sector economy, small and medium enterprises generate nearly half of output and employ 51% of the workforce.

Dubai to ease movement curbs as malls, offices slowly reopen

Dubai’s malls will reopen with strict rules, including limiting the number of visitors to 30% of capacity and maintain social distancing.

By returning Dubai princess Latifa, India’s hard-nosed realism paid off. But at what cost?

Join the dots between India sending back Dubai princess Sheikha Latifa to UAE two years ago and the Gulf countries siding with Delhi on everything from oil to Kashmir.

On Camera

Jana Sangh leader VK Malhotra brought Advani to Delhi, kept the party afloat after 1984 setback

Unlike his colleagues from the time of the BJS, several of whom became governors and held other constitutional posts, Malhotra chose to lead a quiet and simple retired life after the massive 2014 victory of the BJP.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

In Nepal, young dreams of serving in Indian Army crash as Agnipath halts a centuries-old tradition

Since 1815, Nepali Gorkhas have served in Indian & British Armies, as well as in Bihar, Bengal & Assam Police. Since Agnipath scheme came in, no Nepal-domiciled Gorkha has enlisted.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.